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Will Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ independent streak define his legacy?
Marissa Ventrelli | marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Sometimes aligned with his party and at other times apart from it, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has spent much of his tenure charting his own course. That ind…
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Campaign launched to redirect $1 billion in TABOR refunds to education
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National
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
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Local News
What to know before Colorado’s new law on semiautomatic firearms goes into effect
Marissa Ventrelli | marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
2026 Elections
Democrat John Hickenlooper hauls in $1.3 million in 2nd quarter in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Ernest Luning | ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court end-of-term stats, federal judges’ backlogs increase | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Finding of no discrimination against former Cherry Creek Schools principal upheld
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Arapahoe County murder prosecution botched a second time as appeals court reverses for same mistake
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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Colorado Politics Calendar July 6-12
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | 07/04/2026
CoPo’s weekly political calendar helps you find political and public policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…
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Colorado Republicans will have to live with the consequences of their candidate of choice | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson | miller-hudson@coloradopolitics.com
Two surprising election results this year in Colorado and Maine’s 2026 primaries compel us to examine the role of voters. It’s usually regarded as impo…
